Facts About WCTC

Waukesha County Technical College is one of 16 member colleges of the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS). The century-old WTCS is the major provider of customized training and technical assistance to Wisconsin’s business and industry community. State technical colleges award two-year associate degrees, one- and two-year technical diplomas, short-term certificates and customized training.

Enrollment: 2014-15

21,187 annual enrollment

6,994 enrolled in associate of applied science degree courses

2,037 enrolled in technical diploma courses

359 enrolled in apprentice-related training

3,960 full-time equivalency (FTE) of college enrollment

1,220 enrolled in personal enrichment courses

6,260 high school students took WCTC courses through partnership agreements

Student Success Statistics

Postsecondary institutions are require to provide prospective students with indicators of prior student success. WCTC’s “Graduation Rate” as defined by the Department of Education is a four-year average rate of first-time, full-time degree seeking students completing a program within 150% of expected time to degree. For example, an Associate Degree program is generally considered a two-year program, thus students completing an Associate Degree within three years are counted toward the graduation rate. For 2015-16, WCTC’s graduation rate is 34% and the Student Right to Know Graduation Rate (the average of the last four years’ graduation rates) is 32%.

Some first-time full-time students will opt to transfer to another institution prior to completing a degree. This is known as WCTC’s transfer-out rate. As of 2015-16, WCTC’s Student Right-to-know transfer-out rate was 11%.